bug in package-attribute in interfaces

[Bruno Medeiros]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:
> Extrawurst wrote:
>> removing package works as expected, but it was exactly the "package" 
>> attribute i need in this situation ;-(
>>
>>
>> Jarrett Billingsley schrieb:
>>> "Extrawurst" <spam at extrawurst.org> wrote in message 
>>> news:f7i0b0$25d6$1 at digitalmars.com...
>>>  
>>>> Gives linker error:
>>>> test\testMe.obj(testMe)
>>>> Error 42: Symbol Undefined _D4test5inter4IFoo3barMFZv
>>>>
>>>> why is this?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Don't quote me on this but I think I heard that 'package' methods are 
>>> oddly non-virtual.  Try removing the 'package' attribute from the 
>>> interface/class methods.
>>>
>>>   
> 
> It is said that interface methods should all be public, since doing 
> otherwise kinda goes against the purpose of an interface (which is to 
> expose an inteface :P).
> Try making the interface itself package, instead of the interface's 
> methods.
> 
> 

Hum, I forgot: that's how it *should* work, but D currently doesn't 
honor protection attributes for types(classes, interfaces, etc.), only 
for variables and functions.

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